Divergence, Big Time

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 3-17

  Pritchett, Lant ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 0006201715     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.11.3.3     Document Type: Article

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